Arapu Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Arapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova5821:6,119949
Romania4081:49,2106,091
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
France61:11,070,454349,096
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Arapu (126) may also be a first name.

Arapu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arapu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Arapu (Hindi: अरपू, Marathi: अरपू, Oriya: ଆରପୁ, Russian: Арапу) is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arapu.

How Common Is The Last Name Arapu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 287,894th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,467,026 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Arapu live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent given name in the world, borne by 126 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 6,119. In Moldova Arapu is primarily concentrated in: Drochia District, where 19 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent are found and Dondușeni District, where 16 percent are found. Barring Moldova it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Arapu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harapu91406/
Garapu91173/
Atrapu9163/
Ajrapu9121/
Araipu9119/
Aurapu9113/
Arrapu9112/
Airapu918/
Arapou916/
Aarapu915/
Araupu914/
Araphu914/
Araput912/
Arappu911/
Aerapu911/
Ahrapu911/
Asrapu911/
Areapu911/
Earapu911/
Adtrapu8316/
Garrapu8314/
Gaarapu8310/
Athrapu838/
Aatrapu838/
Ajjrapu835/
Gaurapu834/
Garaapu834/
Gargapu834/
Garhapu833/
Garapau831/
Arapuis831/
Aerrapu831/
Aaraapu831/
Garabpu831/
Arepu80619/
Erapu80255/
Aropu8049/
Orapu806/
Aggirapu777/
Gaaraapu773/
Gajjrapu771/
Arrepu73217/
Errapu7388/
Aarepu7368/
Haropu7328/
Gorapu7327/
Eerapu7317/
Aropuu7312/
Orapuu7311/
Orapau736/
Garopu734/
Osrapu733/
Eirapu733/
Erappu732/
Eraapu731/
Arapoo731/
Areepu731/
Areppu731/
Erapau731/
Arepeu731/
Aropou731/
Aggirrapu711/
Gourapu6714/
Arreepu674/
Gorrapu674/
Ayrapoo671/
Harepau671/
Orrapuu671/
Araphoe671/
Gorappu671/
Erraapu671/
Eerappu671/

Arapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arapu in the Hindi language
अरपूarapu-
Arapu in the Oriya language
ଆରପୁarapu-
Arapu in the Marathi language
अरपूarapu-
Arapu in the Russian language
Арапуarapu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arapu
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